THE COPPER BOX ARENA, QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK
SATURDAY 23RD AND SUNDAY 24TH JULY 2016
This July sees the launch of Afro Unites, a unique Multi Sports and Entertainment event celebrating and promoting Afro Culture.
Afro Unites will involve a two day Basketball and Football charity tournament with high profile athletes followed by an A-list Music concert on each day.
The Sporting tournaments hosted by Mandem on the Wall and Eddie Kadi will involve four male and four female teams for Football and Basketball. Each team will have a designated Afro Unites charity and Afro Unites will donate £1,000 to each winning team for their nominated charity. Afro Unites charities are all causes which impact upon the African Community; ACLT (119516), BBC Children in Need (802052), Plan (276035), SANE (296572), National Aids Trust (297977), Diabetes UK (215199).
The Football tournament will take place on Saturday 23rd July and the Basketball tournament on Sunday 24th July.
The Music Concerts will be a celebration of the culture with a collection of UK and International artists;
Saturday 23rd July | Wiley, Chip, Frisco, Fekky, Akala, Donaeo, Kyla, Crazy Cousinz,
Sunday 24th July | Fuse ODG, Stylo G, Ghetts, Maverick Sabre, Mr Eazi, Moelogo
Arena tickets for Afro Unites are now on general sale via www.afrounites.com and http://ift.tt/29uCR1f.
About Afro Unites
Afro Unites founded by brothers Ade and Ayo Barek provides a platform where popular Musicians, Dancers and Comedians can all celebrate the rich culture under one roof. The newly launched platform promotes positive cultural exchange in an increasingly diverse society. Afro Unites aims to promote grassroots sports and give an opportunity for all to showcase their talents. Afro Unites aim to advocate for charities and organisations related to Afro Culture to bring about positive social change in communities. In addition the brand aims to bring businesses together to work as a networking platform promoting enterprise within the Afro Unites community.
For more information visit www.afrounites.com #AFROUNITES
Twitter / @afrounites
Facebook / AfroUnites
Instagram / @afrounites
For further information please contact:
Thalia Bespoke
Natalie Potter / Natalie@thaliabespoke.com
07738625296
Copper Box Arena
Aimee Bennett / aimee.bennett@gll.org
07772 223271
About the Copper Box Arena
Located in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the Copper Box Arena is operated by charitable social enterprise GLL, on behalf of London Legacy Development Corporation. After hosting handball, modern pentathlon, fencing and goalball during the 2012 Games, the Copper Box Arena is now one of London’s most versatile and exciting events venues and is open to the public as a fully-equipped, 80-station gym. As part of its London 2012 Legacy commitments, the Copper Box Arena also delivers a diverse and plentiful grassroots sports programme for the local community. In 2015, the Copper Box Arena won the accolade for New Event Space at the national Event Awards.
About GLL
Established in 1993, GLL is the largest UK-based charitable social enterprise delivering leisure, health and community services. Under the consumer facing brand Better, the organisation operates more than 200 public sport and leisure centres and 57 libraries in partnership with more than 30 local councils, public agencies and sporting organisations. Better leisure facilities enjoy 40 million visitors a year and have more than 650,000 members.
GLL exists to make community services and spaces better for everyone. In practice, that means investing all profits back into providing quality leisure and fitness facilities for the good of the communities where GLL operates. Alongside the organisation’s core leisure and library divisions, GLL runs sport and legacy development, health intervention and education, as well as offering the GLL Sports Foundation, one of the largest independent support programmes for talented young athletes in the UK.
About Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
London’s newest visitor destination, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, is a place unlike any other. Visitors to the Park are able to enjoy beautiful parklands and waterways, world-famous sporting venues, arts and events and spectacular views from the ArcelorMittal Orbit. As a new heart for east London, the Park will also provide new homes, jobs and a cultural and education quarter.
The London Legacy Development Corporation promotes and delivers physical, social, economic and environmental regeneration in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the surrounding area, in particular by maximising the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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